Chapter 417: The Image of the Holy Dynasty

Under the cover of night, inside the grand hall of the Holy Emperor Peak.

The Holy Emperor stood on the high platform with a gloomy expression, and below, the Holy Empress and the Holy Princess also wore grim faces, creating a heavy atmosphere that made the officials in the hall hesitant to even breathe loudly.

"The pillar of the Holy Dynasty, the Holy Emperor Peak, has been infiltrated at will, and we couldn't even catch the intruder!" the Holy Emperor sneered, his gaze falling on the two burly generals in the front row, the Left General bestowed by Heaven and the Right General bestowed by Heaven!

Facing the angry gaze of the Holy Emperor, the two divine generals appeared embarrassed, especially the Left General bestowed by Heaven, who felt extremely frustrated. First, he was intimidated by the Nine Spirit Saint, disappointing the Holy Emperor, and then his son, Xu Tianyou, was bullied by Qin Jun, leaving him helpless in the face of his son's complaints.

"Why am I so unlucky recently?" the Left General bestowed by Heaven thought bitterly, especially when he thought of the troublemaker Sun Wukong during the day, he couldn't contain his anger.

In a direct confrontation, he could easily defeat Sun Wukong, but Sun Wukong's earth-burrowing technique was too powerful, allowing him to evade capture within the entire Holy Emperor Peak, making it impossible for him and the Right General bestowed by Heaven to catch him.

Even the Holy Emperor himself, despite personally taking action, was easily evaded by Sun Wukong. The Holy Emperor possessed boundless power, but he couldn't burrow into the ground. He certainly couldn't just destroy the Holy Emperor Peak directly!

"Your Majesty, what is the origin of the other party?" the Lord of the Divine Generals' Palace, who was the general that initially blocked Qin Jun, asked in confusion.

"If I knew, would I need you useless people?" the Holy Emperor snapped, already feeling extremely depressed due to Qin Jun, and now being toyed with by Sun Wukong today, he felt an impulse to explode.

He even suspected that Sun Wukong was sent by Qin Jun, but then he felt it was unlikely. Qin Jun had no reason to provoke him again.

Little did he know that it was indeed Qin Jun who had sent Sun Wukong.

The people in this world did not have the same open-mindedness as those on modern Earth. This did not mean that the people in this world were dumber than Earthlings, but rather that Earthlings' thoughts were more difficult to fathom, and their thinking was more imaginative, such as Qin Jun, who, despite being an emperor, still took risks to gain advantages.

The officials were scolded as useless, and they all felt unhappy. If they, as the Holy Emperor, couldn't do anything, what could they do?

If they were stronger than the Holy Emperor, he would have been replaced long ago!

They dared to be angry but not to speak, which had become a common political phenomenon in the Holy Dynasty.

Having been domineering for ten thousand years, the Holy Emperor had long forgotten the original intention of founding the dynasty, believing himself to be the ruler of the Southern Domain.

"Your Majesty, why didn't the Crown Prince take action in this matter?" an old minister spoke up, voicing the thoughts of everyone present.

The Crown Prince, who was proficient in the divine power of celestial magnetism, was undoubtedly the person most familiar with the Holy Emperor Peak and even the entire Southern Domain. With just a thought, he could make it impossible for the Holy Emperor Peak to hide an enemy. He was the god of this world.

Of course, the Crown Prince could only expel Sun Wukong with the power of celestial magnetism; he was still a bit lacking in strength to kill him.

At least, the entire Southern Domain and its elements were under the control of the Crown Prince. Just based on this, he was enough to be called a god.

The Holy Emperor's face instantly darkened, as the fact that he had sent the Crown Prince to capture the thief in the Holy City was no longer a secret, and with many people having witnessed the Crown Prince being swallowed by the Nine Spirit Saint, even if he tried to suppress it, there were always leaks. The officials in the Holy City probably already knew.

At this moment, someone pointed the finger at the Crown Prince, and the Holy Emperor's heart was filled with anger.

The Holy Emperor looked at the old minister and said in a deep voice, "Are you suggesting that this matter is the Crown Prince's dereliction of duty?"

Everyone was taken aback, understanding that the Holy Emperor was angry.

The old minister seemed to have made up his mind, and he even raised his head and said, "The thief who appeared in the Holy City, we don't know who he is, and now a thief has infiltrated the Holy Emperor Peak and stolen the Holy Pear. We also don't know his identity. In such a situation, it's too much to ask us to take responsibility, isn't it?"

At the end, he seemed to have used up his last bit of strength, and his whole body relaxed.

The other ministers secretly admired him, as he had spoken out what they all wanted to ask. In recent centuries, there had been officials who couldn't bear the resentment and spoke out, and although the outcome was always a tragic death, the frequency was increasing. Those with insight could see that the Holy Dynasty was heading towards decline, and even the management of the lower dynasty by the Holy Dynasty was beginning to slacken. The Holy Emperor was high and mighty, too lazy to care, and the officials below were weary, making them unable to do things effectively, causing the human race in the Southern Domain to continue on a downward path, with endless wars and chaos.

"Very well, do you really want to know who that person is?" the Holy Emperor said angrily, but he did not strike down the minister. Since encountering the old man, he had thought a lot.

What he thought about the most was the change of dynasties. Looking back on his actions over the past ten thousand years, he was always drenched in cold sweat. But habits were the most terrifying, and when faced with a situation, he still tended to act in the same old way.

The ministers looked at each other, how could they know who that person was?

"The other party is the Emperor Qin!" the Holy Emperor said with hatred.

As soon as this was said, the grand hall erupted.

"The Emperor Qin? How is that possible?"

"When did he come?"

"Could it be that the Nine-Headed Lion Demon... It seems that a Nine-Headed Lion Demon recently pledged allegiance to the Emperor Qin!"

"My goodness, no wonder the Crown Prince and the Left General bestowed by Heaven were both defeated. It turns out it's the Emperor Qin!"

All the courtiers were in a flurry of discussion, and each person's tone could not conceal their panic. The Left General bestowed by Heaven, who had been caught in the crossfire, twitched at the corner of his mouth.

Unknowingly, the Emperor Qin had grown to a terrifying level that made the Holy Dynasty tremble at the mere mention of his name.

...

Time flew by, and the moon set and the sun rose.

Lord Qin walked out of the room with a stiff neck. It took him the whole night to fully absorb the spiritual energy of the holy pear. Although he was still far from breaking through, in terms of experience points, he had gained a whopping five hundred thousand.

For a practitioner in the Illusionary Transformation Realm, ten years of cultivation was nothing to speak of. Fortunately, he had now cleansed his tendons and marrow, and his talent was extraordinary, even comparable to Jin Wu Hui and An Lang.

"I wonder if I'll encounter Jin Wu Hui at the Heavenly Observation Conference. If I do, I must win him over."

As he thought, Lord Qin made his way to the stairs. After staying indoors for two days, he couldn't resist the urge to go downstairs for a drink.

He didn't bother to invite the Nine Spirit Saints and others, as they could instantly appear in case of danger.

However, Sun Wukong followed him eagerly, chuckling, "Your Majesty, how does the holy pear taste?"

"It's quite good," Lord Qin replied with a pause, then asked, "By the way, did you encounter any stronger beings on the Holy Emperor Peak besides the Holy Emperor?"

He had already sent Black and White Impermanence and Ox-Head and Horse-Face to inquire about the news from the Temple of Gods.

Knowing oneself and the enemy ensures a hundred victories.

"Stronger beings? No, there's only the Holy Emperor on the entire Holy Emperor Peak, and he's truly formidable. I almost got caught by him," Sun Wukong said with lingering fear. With the Holy Emperor's strength, a single palm could have taken his life. Fortunately, his earth-escape technique was extremely powerful, leaving the Holy Emperor helpless. [End of this chapter]